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Instead, Francesa came armed into the studio today with a big story about how a.) he didn't fall asleep and b.) he was very, very tired (audio is above). He was sleep-deprived from a long day of working and dealing with a sick child, you see. He simply was resting his eyes. Francesa had all the self-seriousness of David Letterman announcing that he was being blackmailed and had an affair, but Mike: This is not that.

The announcement seems to have backfired if today's callers are any indication:

Caller made a "narcolepsy" crack to Francesa, who took issue. "Why don't you add up the hours [I've been on the air], you jerk," he said.

"We've gotta be fair. I mean, Mike nodded off. He probably would've been better off just saying, ‘I nodded off, my error.' It can happen. Listen, he's been doing that show forever so it can happen," Russo said. "I don't think Sweeny took offense to it but Mike did nod off, no question about it."